Disc box structure

ABSTRACT

A disc box structure according to the present invention includes a shell and an auxiliary support. The shell has a base, and a stand protruding upwardly from the base for accommodating a disc. The auxiliary support includes a pivot connected to the base, a lateral arm arranged to a side of the pivot, a pressing portion disposed over the lateral arm, and a stand connected to an opposite side of the pivot. Therefore, the pressing portion is pressed down to release the disc in order to lift the auxiliary support upwards, so that the disc is raised for easy removal.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a disc box structure, and especially toa disc box structure with an auxiliary support.

2. Description of the Related Art

A conventional disc box, a container for receiving a disc, is disclosedin FIGS. 1 to 2A. The conventional disc box includes a shell 10 a, abase 11 a arranged on the shell 10 a, a stand 12 a disposed at a centralportion of the base 11 a, and a clamping structure 20 a connected to thebase 11 a. The stand 12 a includes a resilient member 12 a. The clampingstructure 20 a has a pressing portion 21 a connected to the base 11 a.When the disc is replaced on the conventional disc box, a peripheralportion adjacent to a center through hole of the disc contacts aprotruding portion 122 a (in FIG. 2A) of the resilient member 121 a andthe pressing portion 21 a of the clamping structure. Thus, the resilientmember 121 a and the pressing portion 21 a will deform to generate asqueezing force against the peripheral portion adjacent to the centerthrough hole of the disc. When the disc is removed the conventional discbox, the pressing portion 21 a should be pressed down to balance thesqueezing force for releasing the disc.

However, the clamping portion 211 a of the pressing portion 21 a ofteninterferes with the peripheral portion of the disc when the pressingportion is pressed down, so that the disc is difficult to take out.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A disc box structure is provided with an auxiliary support, whichincludes a pressing portion for releasing and then lifting a disc.Therefore, the disc is easily removed without interference via aperipheral of a through hole.

A disc box structure according to the present invention includes a shelland an auxiliary support. The shell has a base, and a stand protrudingupwardly from the base for accommodating a disc. The auxiliary supportincludes a pivot connected to the base, a lateral arm arranged to a sideof the pivot, a pressing portion disposed over the lateral arm, and astand connected to an opposite side of the pivot.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description andthe following detailed description are exemplary, and are intended toprovide further explanation of the invention as claimed. Otheradvantages and features of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description, drawings and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be morereadily understood from the following detailed description when read inconjunction with the appended drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional disc box;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a clamping portion of the conventionaldisc box;

FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional profile of the clamping portion of theconventional disc box;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a disc box structure according to thepresent invention;

FIG. 3A is an enlarged view of an auxiliary support of the disc boxstructure according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the auxiliary support of the disc box structureaccording to the present invention; and

FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional profile of the auxiliary support of thedisc box structure according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With respect to FIGS. 3 to 4A, a disc box structure according to thepresent invention includes a shell 10 and an auxiliary support 20. Theshell 10 is made of plastic material, and has a base 11, and a stand 12protruding upwardly from the base 11 for accommodating a disc. The stand12 protrudes out of an inner surface of the base 11.

The shell 10 has a thickness of 6.0 to 8.0 mm, so that the total sizethereof shrinks and occupies less space.

The stand 12 and the base 11 are made integrally in one piece foraccommodating the disc, so that the disc can be prevented from scrapingand damaging a disc. The stand 12 has a pair of resilient members 121,which are arched and surround two lateral sides of the auxiliary support20 respectively. Each of the resilient members 121 has a projectingportion 122 arranged at an exterior part of a top thereof for furthersecuring the disc.

The auxiliary support 20 includes a pivot 21 connected to the base 11, alateral arm 22 arranged to a side of the pivot 11, a pressing portion 23disposed over the lateral arm 22, and a raising portion 24 connected toan opposite side of the pivot 11. The lateral arm 22 has an upperportion connected to the pressing portion 23. The raising portion 24 isa sheet tilting upwardly. The base 11 has a cutout 111 corresponding tothe raising portion 24. The pressing portion 23 has a clamping portion231 that is adjacent to one end of the raising portion 24, and anincluded angle α between each respective one of two lateral sides of theclamping portion 231 and a central line of the pressing portion 23. Theincluded angle ranges between 20±10 degrees.

While the disc is replaced on the stand 12, a peripheral portionadjacent to a center through hole of the disc contacts a protrudingportion 122 of the resilient member 121 and a clamping portion 231 ofthe pressing portion 23. Thus, the resilient member 121 and the pressingportion 23 will deform to generate a squeezing force against theperipheral portion adjacent to the center through hole of the disc. Whenthe disc is removed the disc box structure, the pressing portion 23should be pressed down to balance the squeezing force for releasing thedisc from the clamping portion 231 of the pressing portion 23. Becauseof the included angle, two inclined surfaces are formed thereby and thedisc can move away along the two inclined surfaces. When the pressingportion is pressed down, the raising portion 24 is driven to rise viathe pivot 21; thereby the disc is easily removed.

According to the present invention, the pressing portion 23 is presseddown to release the disc in order to carry the auxiliary support 20,includes a configured clamping portion 231 of the pressing portion 23,upwards so that the disc is raised for easy removal.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to thepreferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood that the inventionis not limited to the details thereof. Various substitutions andmodifications have been suggested in the foregoing description, andothers will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, allsuch substitutions and modifications are intended to be embraced withinthe scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

1. A disc box structure comprising: a shell having a base, and a standprotruding upwardly from the base for accommodating a disc; and anauxiliary support including a pivot connected to the base, a lateral armarranged to a side of the pivot, a pressing portion disposed over thelateral arm, and a raising portion connected to an opposite side of thepivot.
 2. The disc box structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein theshell has a thickness of 6.0 to 8.0 mm.
 3. The disc box structure asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the base has a cutout corresponding to theraising portion.
 4. The disc box structure as claimed in claim 1,wherein the stand and the base are made integrally in one piece.
 5. Thedisc box structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stand includes apair of resilient members, which are arched and surround two lateralsides of the auxiliary support respectively, each of the resilientmembers has a projecting portion arranged at an exterior part of a topthereof.
 6. The disc box structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein thepressing portion has a clamping portion that is adjacent to one end ofthe raising portion, and an included angle between each respective oneof two lateral sides of the clamping portion and a central line of thepressing portion.